There are no hidden management fees and no recurring licences simply to own and operate the UniFi infrastructure. South African businesses, hospitality venues, schools, estates, warehouses and multi-site organisations are becoming increasingly dependent on reliable connectivity, cyber security and physical security. At the same time, budgets are under pressure, networks are becoming more complex, and…
Leandre Derks, Director at Consensus Group. Schools are bringing interactive whiteboards into classrooms to make digital content part of everyday teaching. Teachers can use videos, online resources and interactive material during lessons, while giving learners more opportunities to take part. Teachers can annotate material directly on the screen, open online resources, use interactive models, involve…
The SolarWinds World Tour team in Johannesburg. SolarWinds has embedded agentic AI into its IT infrastructure management, monitoring and observability tools to move end-users towards greater operational resilience built on trust. This emerged at the Johannesburg leg of the SolarWinds World Tour this week. The World Tour, held in cities around the world, brings together…
Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa told a Unisa audience recently that South Africa would keep coal in its mix as the backbone of its cheap energy assets, and that scientists are working on technology that will solve the environmental concerns around coal. “Because we have a duty and a responsibility to the…
Information security and privacy consultant Anthony Olivier. On 15 July 2026, a law came into force in China that I believe deserves attention. The Interim Measures for the Administration of AI Anthropomorphic Interaction Services regulate the chatbots and virtual companions that hundreds of millions of people now speak to every day. Providers must remind users…
Cell C is in discussions with SpaceX’s Starlink and with Amazon Leo about both reselling their satellite broadband products and a possible direct-to-device offering, CEO Jorge Mendes said. Mendes would not give details, saying the talks remain confidential. “We’re in discussions with Starlink. We’re in discussions with Amazon. We’re in discussions with everybody,” he said,…
AI adoption is gathering pace across the enterprise, bringing new opportunities alongside new risks. (Source: ChatGPT) The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is creating a growing gap between what companies can deploy and their ability to govern it. This emerged during a panel discussion at the recent TrendAI Spark 2026 in Sun City. The…
MTN and Vodacom are structurally constrained from competing hard for mobile virtual network operator hosting business, Cell C CEO Jorge Mendes has argued, because at their market shares an aggressive wholesale push would cost them retail customers to their own wholesale clients. “If I had an 80% market share, I would not be going into…
Nomzamo Xaba and James Hickman visited the ITWeb studio to introduce the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program – a business acceleration initiative designed to support the growth of black-owned technology businesses within the AWS Partner Network. #aws #awseeip South Africa has long been part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) story. The foundational technology behind…
Higher education and training minister Buti Manamela. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Wikimedia Commons & CHIETA) An additional 25 beneficiaries will receive fully-equipped cellphone repair containers, as part of a R19 million Cellphone Repair Programme that seeks to upskill 500 disadvantaged young people with the skills to repair handsets. Higher education and training minister Buti Manamela…
